Roland Barthes quote: What right does my present have to speak of my past? Has my present some advantage over my past? What ...

What right does my present have to speak of my past? Has my present some advantage over my past? What "grace" might have enlightened me? except that of passing time, or of a good cause, encountered on my way?

~ Roland Barthes ~

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